Bottle cleaner



W. A. DOVASTON BOTTLE CLEANER Filed'Nov. 1. 1926 Jan. 24,1928.

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manipulated to ldatented Jain WALTER A. DOVASTON, @F NEW YORK, 11'. Y.

BOTTLE CLEANER.

Application filed November 1, 1926. Serial 110.1%,685.

ihis invention relates to a new and improved device for cleaning and drying the interior of bottles and in particular to the type having a narrow opening or orifice.

A particular object of the invention is to provide a cheap and simple device which may be readily inserted through the narrow neck of vessels or bottles and through the medium of which the whole of the interior surface of the narrow necked vessel, bottle or flask may be readily cleaned and dried.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a simple device which will not get out of order and which can be readily thoroughly cleanse the in terior surface of the vessels in connection with which it is used.

To enable others skilled in the art to fully comprehend the underlying features of my invention that they may embody the same in the various modifications in structure and relation contemplated, a drawing depicting a preferred form has been annexed as a part of this disclosure 'and in such drawings, similar reference characters denote corresponding parts throughout all the views, of which, y l

Figure 1 is a view in elevation showing my improved bottle cleaner in its normal position, the outline showing how the same would'be manipulated to be placed within the narrow neck of a bottle or other vessel.

Figure 2 is a view in sectional elevation showing the interior working parts of my device and the construction of the cleaning or drying pad.

Figure 3 is an enlarged, detail view, a part thereof being shown in section,-to illustrate the connection of the pad carrying member with the frame or housing of the bottle cleaner, and

Figure t is a vi from the left hand side, showing how the two parts, namely, the housing and the pad carrying member, appear when assembled, and as seen in Figure 5.

Referring in detail to the drawings, 5 indicates a stationary handle which is provided with a central bore (3, in which isinserted the end of a housing tube 7,the same being riveted over, as at 8, on the top of the handle whereby it is held in fixed position therein. This tube is of an extended nature and in its main portion is round but at its lower end is of square formation and one side wall thereof in the squared portion 9 is tion with the end of the arm 23.

ew, looking at Figure 8 'in the position shown in Figure a compression spring 27 WlllCl'l is posltioned cut away to provide an opening as at 10. The side walls 11 formed by the squared end of the tube providing therebetween a pivot support in which is held a pivot pin 12, the upper end of the housing tube 7 has positioned therein in sliding fit, an inner, movable tube 13 which extends beyond the riveted end 8 of the housing tube 7 and fits tightly within a bore 14- formed in an upper, movable, operating handle 15. This inner tube 13 being held in position througlrthe medium of a rivet or other fastening pin 16 which passes through the turned over end 17 of a push rod 18, which fits within the inner tube 13 and in is lower end, which is disposed within the open portion of the lower end of the housing tube 7, is bent arcuately as at 19 so that when it is in one of its operating posit-ions, it will not interfere with the pivot pin 12, hereinbefore referred to. This push rod 18 at its lower end is provided with an eye 20 which fits arounda pin 21 secured in the opposite side wall of the square end 22 of a movable pad carrying arm 23.

This pad carrying arm 23 at its outer end is tubular and is flared as at 24: to provide a seat for the cleansing pad 25, the same being held in position through the medium of a screw 26 which is held in threaded rela- This pad may be made up from a plurality of leather disks or disks of any suitable material adapted for cleansing or drying the interior of a vessel and it is to be particularly understood that I am not limited to the showing of a plurality of disks but may use a mop or sponge or any other suitable device of a cleaning character. The lower end of the arm 23 is squared and is open at one side as is the case with the housing tube 7. The end of the arm 23 is of smaller diameter but being large enough to fit snugly within the end of the housing tube 7 where it is pivoted on the pivot pin 12, as clearlyfshown in Figures 2, 3 and 4. 1

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